Columbus
Columbus
Ignatius of Loyola
Ignatius began his career as a very tough and gallant young Spaniard. He was clever and dexterous and inspired by a passion for pluck, hardihood, and rather showy glory. His love affairs were free and picturesque. In 1521 the French took the town of Pampeluna in Spain from the Emperor Charles V, and Ignatius was one of the defenders. His legs were smashed by a cannon-ball, and he was taken prisoner. One leg was badly set and had to be broken again, and these painful and complex operations nearly cost him his life.
Britain, France, and Spain in America, 1750
Britain, France, and Spain in America, 1750
Admiral Dewey
Our Secretary of the Navy, Mr. Long, lost no time in sending a despatch to Commodore Dewey,—who was in command of an American fleet of six war-vessels at Hong-Kong,—directing him to proceed at once to the Philippine Islands and capture or destroy the Spanish fleet stationed there. Two days later Commodore Dewey's fleet was steaming southward toward Manila Bay, in search of the Spanish squadron of ten war-vessels and two torpedo-boats. It was extremely important that these ships of war should be captured or destroyed before they could make their way to our Pacific coast and attack American cities
The Santa Maria, the Niña and the Pinta
The Santa Maria, the Niña and the Pinta The most famous ships that ever sailed the seas The Niña, shown in the foreground, was the smallest of the three, but in her Columbus returned to Spain after the Santa Maria was wrecked, and the captain of the Pinta seemed tempted to prove unfaithful.
Hernando de Soto
Hernando de Soto was of good Spanish family, and started early upon a career of adventure. He was with Francisco Pizarro, and took a prominent part in the conquest of Peru. Some account of his actions while with the Pizarros will be found in Helps’s “Spanish Conquest in America.” He particularly distinguished himself in the battle which resulted in the conquest of Cuzco, and desired to be the lieutenant of Almagro in the invasion of Chili; but in this he was disappointed. Returning to Spain with much wealth, he married into the Bobadilla family, and became a favorite with the king. Here he conceived the notion of conquering Florida, which he believed to abound in gold and precious stones. Offering to do this at his own expense, the king gave him permission, and at the same time appointed him governor of Cuba. De Soto set sail from Spain in April, 1538, but remained in Cuba some time fitting out his expedition, which did not arrive at Florida until the following year, when it landed at Tampa Bay. His force consisted of twelve hundred men, with four hundred horses, and he took with him a number of domestic animals. In quest of gold, he penetrated the territory now known as the States of Alabama, Georgia, Tennessee, and Mississippi, finally striking the Mississippi River, which he called the Rio Grande, at or near the Lower Chickasaw Bluffs.
A Mohammedan Chief
Mohammedan Sword and Shield
Knight of the Order of St. Iago
The Cid
Count Alvaro Nuñez de Lara
Queen Berengaria, Spain
A Spanish King of the Fifteenth Century
Pedro the Cruel
A Royal Attendant, Spain
Blanche of Castile
Spanish Nobleman, Fifteenth Century
Henry of Castile
Don Juan II
Henry IV
Queen Isabella
A Spanish Noblewoman of the Fifteenth Century
A Spanish Nobleman of the Fifteenth Century
A Spanish Merchant, Fifteenth Century
A Man of Granada
Spanish Cavalier of the Fifteenth Century
Isabella
Armour of Isabella
Isabella’s Crown
A Spanish Gentleman, early Sixteenth Century
A Spanish Cavalier of the Sixteenth Century
A Spanish Gentlewoman of the Sixteenth Century
A Spanish Penitent of the Sixteenth Century
A Spanish Captain of the Sixteenth Century
A Spanish Captain, Time of Philip II
A Spanish Gentleman, time of Philip II
A Spaniard of the Seventeenth Century
Costume of a Young Spanish Woman, early Seventeenth Century
A Spanish Captain
Spanish Noblewoman
Charles IV
Divider - The time of moslem domination
A Spanish Flagellant
Gallo-Roman Sword and Horn
Gallo-Roman Weapons
The Romans, either alarmed by the progress of Hannibal, or becoming aware of the value of such allies as the Spaniards, now sent larger armies to their assistance, headed by their ablest generals.
A Gallo-Roman
A Gallo-Roman Woman
Destroying a Straggler from the Armada
The first Spanish ships to meet their fate were the stragglers from the main body of the Armada. Above is shown one such vessel being engaged by an English captain. The great Spanish galleon is quite at the mercy of the smaller but handier vessel, which has got the wind of her enemy, and is pouring a destructive fire into her prow.
Lord Howard Attacking a Ship of the Spanish Armada
In this fruitless attempt to invade our shores ten thousand Spaniards gave up their lives. England lost but one ship and about a hundred men.
Teaching the Spaniard 'The Honour of the Flag'
Philip of Spain, arriving in the Straits of Dover on his journey to England to espouse Mary, flaunts the flag of Spain without paying the customary salute. Lord Howard of Effingham, the English admiral, soon brings him to his senses by firing a round shot across his bows.